Votes of area members of Congress on key issues last...

October 13, 1985|By Congressional Quarterly

WASHINGTON — Votes of area members of Congress on key issues last week.

House

House approves study of wage discrimination within federal government. The House approved a controversial bill authorizing an 18-month study of federal pay and job classification systems to determine if the federal government is in compliance with anti-discrimination laws by a vote of 259 to 162 Wednesday. Voting for a study of federal employment practices: Chappell (D), Nelson (D). Voting against: McCollum (R), MacKay (D), Ireland (R), Mack (R).

House approves import restrictions on clothing imports. A bill that would reduce textile imports from many producing countries by 30 percent or more was passed in the House 262 to 159 Thursday.

The measure was passed under a rule that barred the introduction of floor amendments, preventing a flood of attempts to protect other industries. The bill passed by the House calls for much tougher import restrictions than a similar measure presently under consideration in the Senate.

Senate adopts deficit reduction measure. In an unusual display of bipartisan support, Senate members passed an amendment to reduce the federal deficit by $36 billion each year over the next five years in hopes of achieving a balanced budget by 1991. The Senate agreed to the measure 75 to 24 Wednesday.